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ana a40re - resast the PAPER. rather thzn tils
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be gave Il IS gone.
Perhaps one reason for this change from
personal lc izLpsrs0RA journalism - tie
h2f - s.-za4. rzr4.
s<e editors Nos than formerly. To tie
pFopsletoFshlp besongs. inherently. he
rlSni y couu0l The p0li1y II the EaleF.
white the working eiitoEs ct moSt u las
gleal journals Of toGAy are Hlerely hired
ilen who are given latitude ia matters ia
regard u which tie pyopfSetoEs are iadiller
s1t bat raQuiIed 10 develop t1e poiie.ss IN
~Aieh the owners are interested. ia oyCer y
negtorm what Is required II hln an editorial
wrlier NAY have to surrender he o~a
Judgmeat. sonlelimes. - that Of lae pro.
pElstofs. lis nlust. within The limits OF his
eonEcieace, hold himscf a tie service Of
his employers. lie cannot surrender his
principles. but be may sustain policy
which he believes 20 be mistaken, because
circumstances render II necessary. 4 good
eoitoT. Ike good judge looks ou both
s.ccs OF all questions, and ia likely 70 ace
some good on Doth sides and ike lawyer.
be nlay present tbs good and leave ths bad
f0r others to expose. The editor is respon-
sioie only 10 The proqzla.ors aud % ms con-
s-iences the prcprie.ors arc resp0n.ible 10
the public. If tee proprietors demand OF
the editor something which il would violate
he conscience 20 perform, he must. Of
course, resign.
This separation OF edi,orship from
propr1etorship, this growth of impersonal
journalism. Is producing the natural
result OF giving editorial work
moro and more the character Of
profession. An editorial utterance IS sl-
Ways given moro confederation than would
oe given vocal utlerance OF the author.
This Is not t.at,ering 70 editorial egolisn.
but II Is true. The identity of the wTiier u
lost N that ot the paper. aud the inpres-
sion IS. somehow, Irresistible that the paper
IS the product of a brain OF superior endog-
tneats. Unfortunately a little analysis on
the part OF the thoughtful reader ofsen
shakes tie readers faith. but the fac. re-
mains that the masses Of the people viii re-
speet editorial utteEances. This Investment
Of the editorial character with superior Wis.
dom demands that the profession qualify
isseif TO meet the consequent responsibility.
The masses look 10 the press for leadership
they know it or not, and vast in
rerests depend upon the character OF the
leadership. Show Us the character OF the
newspapers which thrive in community.
snd you need not tell US the character of
Lhe community. The newspapers more
han the songs of a country, determine it's
character. This leadership rightfully be-
ongs TO the press, because il is is business
10 canvass thoroughly the whole field of
current events. nen in other occupations
have not the opportunity Ior the time to do
his.
No other occupation or profession on
1arth g so exscting as that OF journalism.
The editorial Intellect is expected toenccm-
pass the whole universe Of human gnowl- |
edge; to answer, extempore. the proioundest !
questions OF science or philosophy, or to |
pass instantaneous judgment CD any act or |
policy OF government With such inlsllibiliry i
hat it can forever after defend its position. |
The opportunities of the editor are. how.
.ser, the best that are conceivable IL be l
toes not make the most of them ne is 10. |
worthy of his office aud deserves condem- 4
nation for criminal neglect Of duty. RE has |
~ opportunity TO survey the whole field of 1
current events and % mark TIE bearing of /
acts upoa each other, and he comes. \
through his exchanges, into daily contact /
Irth The greatest thinkers of the times |
Then he must sit at the feet Of history and I
earn its laws" History and experience |
i'll teach him the relation of causes and |
Elects and enable him to draw conclusions ;
rom facts. There Is nothing new under
he SUM- As the earth tumbles round the
deas In it became mixed up into new
erms ana combinations, Ike the bits uf |
glass in Kaleidoscope. but they
re the sarne old ideas The theory OF eyo-
ution was conceived by ThaIes twenty-five
hundred years ago most OF our laws were
urre0t In ancient Rome; republics ar,
'lder than Plato: tie women Of Greece ap-
'ealed Tor political privileges a. Athens lust
9 the women OF Michigan did at Lansing
be other day. aud prohibition was the first
sv violated in the Garden of Eden.
NeveTtheless the Kaleidoscope changes Of
ho0ghf give each era q character Of It's /
wn and modified premises make renewed |
ncucfions recesrary. Feliacies in faith |
nd practice are e incident TO history as are
aeasles and Thoopiog- cough 10 children.
nd the moral and s0cisl diseases
ave to be doctored every time ;ugt a. do
be physical ailments. To treat these
moral and social maladies the Journalist
aust qualify hlnlself At the school Of his
ory. When he Il thus qusii5e9 it ia not
nly his proyiace. bat his duty TO pro-
Tibe tie rem edy. The Journal which only
arVnicles facts, aud does not draw indac-
ess. does only ssf It's duty. 10 tell she
istory Of the day, ts'li u al and tell il con
seiF, Is neces sarg., but 70 make IL the
postle and toe prophet of proersss Is
iasliy obligstoFy. Il Is only the faithful
llhIne1f Of this last named duty that en-
o.es jogfnaiis-a % claim the RANK Of a mo-
ssiCn; othersise i would be only an occp.
aslon. II. Ned.